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LIN6-10225 : Security Advisory - libuser - CVE-2015-3246

Created: Aug 16, 2015    Updated: Dec 3, 2018
Resolved Date: Sep 14, 2015
Found In Version: 6.0.0.23
Fix Version: 6.0.0.25
Severity: Standard
Applicable for: Wind River Linux 6
Component/s: Userspace

Description

libuser before 0.56.13-8 and 0.60 before 0.60-7, as used in the userhelper program in the usermode package, directly modifies /etc/passwd, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (inconsistent file state) by causing an error during the modification. NOTE: this issue can be combined with CVE-2015-3245 to gain privileges.

http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2015-3246

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